Honors Resources

Honors Program Student Handbook

To see a copy of the Honors Program Student Handbook, which contains the information and policies of the program, please visit the Honors Program office.

Honors Curriculum

The following is a list of approved Honors courses. Since all the courses are not offered each semester and all sections offered are not Honors sections,
students in the Honors Program must be sure that they enroll in sections that have an H designation in the schedule of classes. These sections are designated for students in the Honors Program.

Honors Courses

ANTH 101HC

Honors Biological Anthropology

ANTH 102HC

Honors Cultural Anthropology

ART 112HC

Honors Survey of Art History II

ASTR 116HC

Honors Introduction to
Astronomy

ASTR 117HC

Honors Introduction to Astronomy Lab

BIOL 101HC

Honors General Biology

COMM 100HC

Honors Human Communication

COMM 220HC

Honors Rhetoric of the City

COUN 135HC

Honors Leadership

COUN 160HC

Honors College/University Transition

ECON 100HC

Honors Principles of Economics

ECON 105HC

Honors Principles of Economics

ENGL 100HC

Honors College Writing

ENGL 102HC

Honors Introduction to Literature

ENGL 104HC

Honors Critical Analysis & Literature

ENGL 125HC

Honors The Film

ENGL 234HC

Honors Shakespeare

ETHS 100HC

Honors American Ethnic Studies

GEOG 100HC

Honors World Regional Geography

GEOL 100HC

Honors Physical Geology

HIST 110HC

Honors Western Civilizations I

HIST 111HC

Honors Western Civilizations II

HIST 112HC

Honors World Civilization I

HIST 113HC

Honors World Civilization II

HIST 170HC

Honors History of the United States

HIST 171HC

Honors History of the United States

INDS 120HC

Honors Seminar

MUS 118HC

Honors Introduction to Opera

NURS 105HC

Honors Cardio-Pulmonary Nursing

PHIL 100HC

Honors Introduction to Philosophy

POSC 100HC

Honors United States Government

PSY 101HC

Honors General Psychology

SOC 101HC

Honors Introduction to Sociology

SPAN 101HC

Honors Elementary Spanish I

SPAN 102HC

Honors Elementary Spanish II

THEA 107HC

Honors Diversity in American Theater

Downloadable Forms

Honors Program Application: Prospective students should complete the attached form and submit it to the Honors Office located in the Transfer Center on the 2nd floor of the Student Center or mail it to Honors Program, 9200 Valley View, Cypress, CA 90630. Please include a copy of transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) from schools other than Cypress or Fullerton Colleges. Recent high school graduates should include their final high school transcript that includes their last semester grades and a copy of Advanced Placement test scores if applicable.

Alternate Activity Request: Honors Program students are responsible for documenting their attendance at extracurricular enrichment activities. This is done by signing in at two or more Honors Program seminars or activities. Alternate extracurricular enrichment activities may be used to meet this requirement if approved in advance by the Honors Program Director. Students wishing to use an alternative activity should complete the above Alternative Activity Request Form and submit it to the Honors Program Office prior to engaging in the activity.

Request to Bank a Course: Honors Program students are required to enroll in at least one Honors course each semester. Students may be eligible to “bank” an Honors course for membership credit in a semester in which they do not enroll in an Honors course. To be eligible, students must be a member in good standing and have taken more Honors courses while a member than their number of semesters as a member. Requests must be submitted to the Honors Program office by completing the above Request to Bank an Honors Course form.

Service Learning Log: Honors Program students are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours of documented service each semester. Complete the form and submit it to the Honors Program Office each semester.